There are lots of pretty areas to ride on the Centennial trail. One would be to start at Fort Wright Drive (T.J. Meenach Bridge) and head out West where you will travel towards Riverside State Park which is a feel of being out of the city. Another pretty area is starting at Farr Road and head east where you will follow along the Spokane River where if you get hungry you can stop off at a variety of eateries in the Valley Mall area on Sullivan. Nice way to get a ride and a bite to eat too. Enjoy the ride.

Its a great outdoors area, with lots of good walking an cycling trails. With regards to Sustainable travel, have a think about trains, bus routes and other municipal travel routes. In london and europe the cities are built around trains, tube and bus routes that make public transport very sustainable.

The airport is west of Spokane about 10 miles.....the trail starts in downtown Spokane and goes to Coeur d' Alene Idaho. If you are staying downtown in Spokane you can walk or bike the trail. Lots of trailheads to start and stop.

It is close to the interstate but it is not dangerously close where you would have to have a concern.

There are several good places to rent close to the Centennial Trail. They should all include helmets with the rental, as they are legally required in the City of Spokane. On the north side of the Spokane River in Kendall Yards (where there's free parking): MonkeyBoy Bicycles rents by the day or hour: 509-863-9272 In downtown: Spoke n Sport rents by the day or hour: 509-838-8842 The only one I know of in the Spokane Valley is The Bike Hub. They only rent by the day and are a bit more expensive than those downtown. Have to arrange ahead for children's bikes to be brought from another location. 509-443-4005.

South Washington St. isn't "the best" part of downtown Spokane, but I've parked here and you are ok, especially during the day. Anywhere you park, though, I would suggest keeping valuables out of sight.

There are a few places to park that are right along the trail, the one I am most familiar with is on Barker Rd heading north right before you go over the bridge. There is also places to park in Mirabeau park by the Spokane valley mall that has paces for kids to play and a waterfall.